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mesial line are two cists,
and a single upright stone which seems to
mark the site of a third, while towards the
ENE. [East North East] end set at right angles to the central line
and some 3' distant from it on opposite sides
have been two other cists of which considerable
portions remain in situ. At 7'.6" inwards
from what is taken to be the ENE [East North East] termination
is a large cist formed of two blocks, a long and
a short one, on either side, a single slab at
the back, a kerb or step about 1'.5" in height
across the entrance, and a massive stone
6'.4" long, 3'.8" broad and 10" thick as
the cover. The cist, which is somewhat irregularly
shaped, has measured 5'.8" in length along one
side and 6'.8" along the other, in breadth
about 2'.8", on average and in height, from
the present floor level, 3'.5". It has been
entered from the end of the cairn through
a portal about 2' wide, approached by a
passage of which two stones opposite to
each other and 1'.8" apart mark the position.
The second cist now consisting of two side
slabs, 3' apart, and two portal stones with an
opening 1' wide between them is situated
6' further into the cairn and at right angles

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